Katie Robinson

Katie Strickland Robinson begins each piece by observing color in everything. She likes to start with an unprimed canvas: first soaking the canvas with water, then pouring paint on it. It's fascinating to watch where the paint goes, where it seeps, and how it dries. She continues this process of layering colors. Sometimes she works quickly, while other times she observes the color in a painting for days before adding another layer. She knows a piece is done when it seems balanced. She prefers to include something that is surprising.